In the first of this series of podcasts, Sir John Timpson CBE, chairman and owner of Timpson, discusses the private sector perspective on the benefits of recruiting more widely from your community. Speaking to Robyn Swain, programme lead for NHS Employers development and employment team, Sir John talks about Timpson's ex-offenders recruitment programme, focusing on its challenges and advantages.
Nov 06, 2017•10 min
Join us for an extra special field trip around Tate Britain hosted by Vilma Nikolaidou, Head of OD. Our OD inspired tour of the galleries gave Vilma the chance to describe her work at Tate and how OD has transformed the experience of staff and visitors. Vilma’s OD work show us how thinking differently opens up the art of the possible.
Oct 27, 2017•22 min
A very special bonus episode of the DoODcast featuring Michael Ciszewski, our keynote speaker from OD in the NHS V. Michael provides insight into a way of orienting ourselves in our work as OD professionals working in a complex space. He describes the challenges and opportunities of managing the paradox of transformation and sustainability that come when we move purposefully into the unknown.
Oct 23, 2017•30 min
Does Brexit mean the end of the family holiday in Europe for people with long-term health conditions? Does Brexit mean that rare disease patients will no longer be able to receive the best possible treatment for them? In this episode we examine the implications of Brexit for patients. We hear from kidney patient Maddy Warren about why the European Health Insurance Card is so important to her. We also hear why maintaining existing collaborations at EU level is essential for rare disease patients....
Oct 16, 2017•15 min
This edition of our DoODcast was recorded live at OD in the NHS V, our annual conference where OD practitioners make sense of the complexities in the NHS. Hear from speakers and participants about hot topics like STPs, partnerships, doing more with less and creating the conditions for new ways of working.
Oct 13, 2017•17 min
Capsticks 'Hot Topics' Ep. 4: Mental Health by NHS Employers
Sep 29, 2017•10 min
In this episode of the Brexit podcast we hear from two alliances formed to ensure the voice of the health and care sector is heard during the negotiation process. We also visit the Wellcome Trust to hear their concerns about the future for UK research collaboration in Europe.
Sep 08, 2017•19 min
At the NHS Employers Workforce Summit in June our programme lead Robyn Palmer caught up with John Timpson CBE, chairman and owner of Timpson, the shoe repair and key cutting company. In this podcast they talk about the importance of recruiting the right people, and the need for autonomy for frontline staff. Hear them discuss some of the challenges facing staff in the NHS and how John Timpson’s experiences might apply to the NHS context.
Sep 08, 2017•12 min
A new vision of leadership - Health and Care Women Leaders Ep. 5 by NHS Employers
Jul 04, 2017•12 min
HPMA Awards 2017 - Social Partnership Forum Category by NHS Employers
Jun 26, 2017•16 min
How can we respond to the challenge of reward in the NHS? Paul Wallace, Director of Employment Relations and Reward at NHS Employers meets Steve Ned, Director of HR and OD at Sheffield Children’s NHS Foundation Trust and Sarah Messenger, LGA Consultant at the Local Government Association, to find out.
Jun 19, 2017•14 min
Find out how Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust has worked together with City, University of London to deliver resilience training to over 1000 of their staff. Learn about some of their challenges and the impact this training has had. Hear first hand from colleagues who have attended the training and how it has affected their work.
Jun 19, 2017•12 min
Many organisations in the NHS are either in the process of merging, linking up or thinking about it. Bringing organisations together brings with it many HR challenges especially if one of the organisations concerned has had historic issues. Learn more about how Frimley Health took on the failing Heatherwood and Wexham Park Hospital and how it sustained staff engagement and improved care. Care Quality Commission has recently rated the new organisation as outstanding and said the change process wa...
May 03, 2017•11 min
Listen to our second podcast on inclusive leadership in the NHS. In this episode we explore the practical side of inclusive leadership with University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust (UHMBT). Voted 11th in the 2016 inclusive top 50 UK employers and the most inclusive employer in the NHS, UHMBT tell us how they ensured an inclusive workforce by implementing an inclusive leadership strategy. Jackie Daniel the chief executive at the trust talks about leaders having the courage to ta...
Apr 03, 2017•15 min
Now that Article 50 has been triggered what does the negotiation process involve, who are the key players and where are the EU's red lines? Sarah Collen of the NHS European Office spoke to Fabian Zuleeg, Chief Executive of the European Policy Centre to find out. And with Britain's only physical border with Europe in Northern Ireland, Kate Ling reports on the potential impact of Brexit on organisations, staff and patients both North and South of the border.
Mar 29, 2017•15 min
Get Energy Smart Episode 2 by NHS Employers
Mar 09, 2017•7 min
Sophie is a mum of two from Leeds, West Yorkshire. In the five months she's had the smart meter she is already finding that it is making a difference to her energy bills. In this podcast Sophie talks about her reasons for getting a smart meter, how the monitor works and the difference it has made to her life.
Mar 09, 2017•4 min
As the British Government prepares to trigger Article 50 and begin the process of negotiating the UK's exit from the EU Elisabetta Zanon, director of the NHS Confederation’s European Office, looks at the implications of Brexit for the NHS? In the first episode of a new series Elisabetta starts by considering the issues surrounding workforce, cross border health research and drug regulation.
Mar 02, 2017•15 min
We’re dedicating this episode to doing OD in STPs, Vanguards and other complex contexts, bringing you stories and news from our latest Do OD Event. You’ll hear from NHS OD practitioners about the challenges of working in these complex spaces, and Griff Griffiths shares his expertise on how Human System Dynamics theory can be used when playing in the infinite game.
Feb 06, 2017•18 min
Listen to our second podcast of the hot topics series, produced by NHS Employers for Capsticks' HR advisory service (HRA). This series focuses on culture and behaviour in the workplace. In this episode, Martin Hamilton, partner and head of employment at Capsticks, discusses the implications of Brexit with Kate Ling, senior European policy manager in the NHS Confederation's European Office. Find out more about the work of the Cavendish Coalition, recruitment and retention and the unregistered wor...
Jan 30, 2017•13 min
Dr Julia Smedley, Head of Occupational Health at University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, talks about her role as a clinical lead and the difference it makes to staff health and wellbeing. Hear some of the challenges she faces and her top tips for introducing the clinical lead role in your organisation.
Jan 18, 2017•9 min
In this podcast, Dr. Elaine Maxwell, associate professor of leadership at London’s Southbank University and non-executive director of Basildon and Thurrock University Hospitals, talks networks – why they are important and what she gains from being a member of the HSJ Women Leaders Network. She also shares her thoughts on why a macho style has no role in modern leadership, that motherhood shouldn’t stop women from being highly successful leaders, why new leaders should do nothing for 100 days, an...
Jan 12, 2017•10 min
In this podcast, HSJ executive editor Adele Waters speaks to Dr Theresa Shaw, chief executive of the Foundation of Nursing Studies (FoNS) about the importance of being part of a women's network.
Dec 08, 2016•11 min
In the first episode of our new Capsticks series on 'hot topics in the NHS', Martin Hamilton will discuss with Christina McAnea, Head of Healthcare at Unison, the issue of bullying and harassment in the NHS and how we can address it.
Dec 02, 2016•12 min
In the first episode on inclusive leadership in the NHS, we will be exploring the theoretical side of inclusive leadership as we hear from leading experts Joan Saddler, Dan Robertson and Michelle Tuckey.
Nov 22, 2016•7 min
In the second episode in the series of how we can tackle bullying and harassment in the NHS, we went along to Birmingham & Solihull Mental Health Foundation Trust to find out more about how they are collaborating with The Royal College of Nursing in developing the cultural ambassadors project, which has helped increase fairness for BME staff in disciplinary hearings.
Oct 13, 2016•17 min
In this podcast for the HSJ Women Leaders Network, hear Claire Warnes, partner at KPMG discussing the value of inclusion and why women's networks are so important with NHS Employers' Ruth Warden.
Oct 12, 2016•10 min
Listen to the final episode in the Workforce of 2020 podcast series, recorded by NHS Employers for Capsticks HR Advisory Service. In this edition, Kelvin Cheatle discusses the workforce of the future with Deborah Tarrant, director of people and organisational development at Barking Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust. They discuss HR strategies, rostering and quality of care for patients.
Oct 03, 2016•15 min
This is a special episode of the DoODcast, dedicated to our fourth annual OD in the NHS Conference. The podcast features Mee-Yan Cheung-Judge, Ola Odumosu, Karen Lynas and Danny Mortimer talking about challenges and opportunities for our field, as well as members of our NHS OD community talking about the event.
Sep 27, 2016•19 min
In the first episode on how we can tackle bullying and harassment in the NHS, Bernadette El-Hadidy, NHS Employers' London area head of engagement, talks to Jon Restell, Jon Lenney and Dr Madeline Carter to find out what problems the NHS face and how we can tackle them.
Sep 14, 2016•11 min
